Michael Duff felt Barnsley deserved their last-gasp equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw at Portsmouth.Bobby Thomas scored a late leveller to rescue the play-off chasing Tykes a point after Colby Bishop had given Pompey the lead.Manager Duff said: “We deserved at least a point today.“In the first half, we’ve hit the bar and Devante Cole has only the keeper to beat, so we should have be...Full Story »

Bobby Thomas scored a late leveller to rescue play-off chasing Barnsley a 1-1 draw at Portsmouth.Thomas headed home from 10 yards a minute from time to cancel out Colby Bishop’s 49th-minute opener.The opening 45 minutes were fairly even and produced very little in terms of efforts on goal.On 10 minutes, Pompey had the ball in the net as a through-ball from Owen Dale saw Bishop slot in but ...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Michael Duff believed the 2-1 victory at Oxford was thoroughly deserved.Bobby Thomas and Nicky Cadden both scored their first goals for The Tykes before Elliott Moore pulled a goal back for the U’s, who have now lost three games on the trot.Duff said: “It was a really, really good solid away performance without being spectacular.“The most pleasing thing for me was...Full Story »

Barnsley strengthened their position in the League One play-off places with a 2-1 win at Oxford.Goals from Bobby Thomas and Nicky Cadden earned the visitors victory despite Elliott Moore pulling a goal back.The victory moved Barnsley five points clear of seventh-placed Peterborough in the battle for a top-six finish.Oxford’s Billy Bodin was put through in the third minute but he shot just ...Full Story »

Barnsley boss Michael Duff praised the performance of his forwards as his side convincingly beat Accrington 3-1 at Oakwell.James Norwood, Jack Aitchison and Jordan Williams got on the scoresheet within the opening 19 minutes, with Stanley’s Tommy Leigh converting from the penalty spot late on.Duff said: “You can’t ask for much more than to be 3-0 up after 19 minutes.“I&rs...Full Story »

Three goals inside the first 20 minutes eased Barnsley to a 3-1 win at home to Accrington.Early pressure paid off for the Tykes as they took the lead in the fifth minute.Adam Phillips’ cross found the head of debutant Bobby Thomas and he teed up James Norwood to fire a bicycle-kick past goalkeeper Toby Savin from close range.Barnsley doubled their lead three minutes later. Luca Connell&rsq...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Michael Duff was critical of his side’s finishing after they suffered a 2-0 League One defeat at Charlton.The Tykes had taken 19 points from a possible 21 but have now suffered back-to-back league losses.Charlton were fortunate to be leading at the interval, winger Tyreece Campbell scoring his first senior goal as he fired a low effort past Bradley Collins at his near post...Full Story »

Tyreece Campbell and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi were on target as Charlton dented Barnsley’s League One promotion hopes with a 2-0 victory.Teenager winger Campbell raced on to Jack Payne’s pass and drilled the ball past goalkeeper Bradley Collins at the near post in the 19th minute – his first goal in senior football.Barnsley hit the crossbar twice in the first half as they came close t...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne felt his team learned a valuable lesson despite beating Barnsley 3-0 to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup.Although the Rams went on to win comfortably in the first FA Cup meeting between the clubs in 125 years, it could have been different but for Joe Wildsmith’s brilliant fourth-minute save to deny Tom Edwards.Derby grew into the game and went ahead on the s...Full Story »

Derby booked their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a comfortable 3-0 victory over fellow League One side Barnsley at Pride Park.James Collins opened the scoring from the penalty spot just before half-time while Tom Barkhuizen and Jason Knight also hit the target for the in-form Rams.Barnsley had made a fast start to the first FA Cup meeting between the clubs in 125 years and almost ...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt praised his side’s flying start to the game after they cruised to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Barnsley.Dion Charles opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 12th minute after Barnsley captain Mads Andersen saw red for bringing down the Bolton striker.Jon Dadi Bodvarsson made it 2-0 just before half-time and Kyle Dempsey wrapped up the win late on as Bolton moved ...Full Story »

Bolton made the most of Barnsley skipper Mads Andersen’s early dismissal to claim a comfortable 3-0 victory at Oakwell which sees them leap-frog above their play-off rivals.Andersen was given his marching orders in just the 12th minute after bringing down Dion Charles inside the box.Charles made no mistake from the spot to put Bolton ahead, and then further goals from Jon Dadi Bodvarsson a...Full Story »

Barnsley assistant Martin Paterson praised his side for finding a way to win against Fleetwood.Robbie Cundy’s late header from Luca Connell’s corner secured a 2-1 victory after James Norwood’s opener had been cancelled out by an Admiral Muskwe penalty.Paterson said: “In the first half we had two or three opportunities that we should have scored.“The test for the pla...Full Story »

Robbie Cundy’s 86th-minute winner earned Barnsley a 2-1 victory at home to Fleetwood.The hosts extended their unbeaten run to seven League One games as Cundy headed home late on after an Admiral Muskwe penalty had cancelled out James Norwood’s opener for Barnsley.Herbie Kane went close for the home side in the 26th minute. The midfielder let fly from 25 yards, but his effort flew nar...Full Story »

Michael Duff says his promotion-chasing Barnsley side need to be more clinical after their 1-1 draw at struggling Accrington.The fourth-placed Tykes were on the back of five successive league wins and had 20 shots at the Wham Stadium.They converted only one, in the eighth minute when an Adam Phillips cross found James Norwood in the area and he flicked home his fourth goal of the campaign.Despit...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Michael Duff paid tribute to his players after they beat Burton 2-0 following a bug which affected various members of the squad during the week.Devante Cole’s double made it five straight wins in League One to keep them in fourth place.The home side’s pressure finally paid off when Cole opened the scoring from close range in the 36th minute and the striker struck aga...Full Story »

Devante Cole’s double helped Barnsley continue their good recent run by beating Burton 2-0 at Oakwell.Cole opened the scoring in the 36th minute and doubled his tally 17 minutes from time to make it seven wins from eight games in all competitions for the Tykes.The first real chance fell to Barnsley when James Norwood’s ball into the area found Jordan Williams arriving at the far post...Full Story »

Oxford winger Yanic Wildschut will make his first appearance of the season in the squad for the visit of Barnsley.The 31-year-old sustained a serious hamstring injury in a July friendly and has been out since but travelled with the team for last weekend’s draw at Accrington although was not selected.Winger Josh Murphy made his return from injury in the final 15 minutes of that game and is ...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Grant McCann demanded immediate improvement after his side’s miserable run continued with a 2-1 home defeat to Barnsley.McCann kept his players locked in the dressing room for more than an hour after a fourth successive defeat in all competitions.Posh fell behind to a terrific first goal in English football from Tykes ace Luca Connell in the 11th minute.They levelled with...Full Story »

Barnsley continued their charge with a 2-1 triumph at fellow promotion chasers Peterborough.A moment of brilliance from Luca Connell gave Michael Duff’s men an early advantage as they claimed a fourth consecutive Sky Bet League One win.The Irish midfielder’s first goal in English football was worth the wait as he expertly controlled the ball with his chest before steering a 25-yard h...Full Story »